Past tense of whistle
regular verb
The past tense of whistle is whistled. The past participle is also whistled.
Forms of whistle
| Base form (V1) | whistle /ˈwɪs(ə)l/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | whistled |
| Past participle (V3) | whistled |
| Present participle | whistling /ˈwɪs(ə)lɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | whistles |
Whistled in a sentence
- The steam train whistled as it passed by.
- A bullet whistled past.
- A cold wind whistled through the trees.From the entry cold
- He whistled to signal that we should stop.From the entry signal
- Marsh whistled low as he rubbed a hand over his husband's hunched shoulders.2023, Layla Reyne, King Hunt: A Perfect Play Novel (Perfect Play), Layla Reyne, →ISBN. From the entry bold move, Cotton
Meaning of whistle
- noun A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
- noun An act of whistling.
- noun A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
Questions about the past tense of whistle
- What is the past tense of whistle?
- The past tense of whistle is whistled.
- What is the past participle of whistle?
- The past participle of whistle is whistled.
- Is whistle a regular or irregular verb?
- Whistle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: whistle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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